Avanti Meadows Primary School

Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.25 miles

Priority Area · Published by Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)

24.82

1.24

All

0.32

1.20

0.25

202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Avanti Meadows Primary School is a primary school in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 14 March 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.

Avanti Meadows Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.25 mi
Reception 2025	1.20 mi
Reception 2024	0.32 mi
Reception 2023	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2022	1.24 mi
Reception 2021	24.82 mi

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place from the priority area lived 0.25 miles away, and the 2026 figure was the shortest of the 5 years.
The Reception last distance in 2026 was nearer the school than in 2025 and nearer than in 2021, and it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 38 first-choice applications for 42 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
In 2024/25, 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Farnham Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 1FQ
Type: Free schools
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 315 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.4

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 14 March 2024

Strengths

“They swiftly follow the ‘Avanti way’.”
“From the very start, pupils develop the deep consideration for others, self-reflection and kind relationships that are at the heart of this school.”
“Pupils appreciate the diversity within the school community.”

To improve

“In a few subjects and classes, adults are developing their teaching expertise and pupils do not demonstrate their new learning as effectively.”
“However, while many pupils are getting the right help, the school’s systems to ensure that this is consistently in place and effective are not well developed.”
“As a result, support for some pupils is less effective.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	47%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 38 first-preference applications, 42 offers in total, 38 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.

Northgate Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Avanti Brook Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Summercroft Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Windhill21 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Michael's Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
Hillmead Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published